ChE-340 / 4 crédits

Enseignant: Chappuis Thierry

Langue: Anglais


Summary

This course applies concepts from chemical kinetics and mass and energy balances to address chemical reaction engineering problems, with a focus on industrial applications. Students develop the ability to analyze and design chemical reactors of industrial importance.

Content

Learning Prerequisites

Required courses

  • Introduction to Chemical Engineering (ChE-201),
  • Introduction to Transport Phenomena (ChE-204),
  • Chemical Thermodynamics (CH-241),
  • Chemical Kinetics (CH-342)

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

  • Compute reactor size for required conversion
  • Compute reactor space time
  • Compare perforace of different reactors
  • Assess / Evaluate effect of concentration and temperature on reactor performance
  • Design reactors for stable operation
  • Design reactors for high product yield and selectivity

Transversal skills

  • Assess progress against the plan, and adapt the plan as appropriate.
  • Set objectives and design an action plan to reach those objectives.
  • Use a work methodology appropriate to the task.
  • Evaluate one's own performance in the team, receive and respond appropriately to feedback.
  • Give feedback (critique) in an appropriate fashion.
  • Demonstrate a capacity for creativity.
  • Access and evaluate appropriate sources of information.
  • Make an oral presentation.

Teaching methods

Powerpoint lectures

Clicker questions during lecture

Example and team exercises

Practice homework problems

 

 

Assessment methods

Course Project: 25%
Mid-term: 25%
Final Exam: 50%

Resources

Bibliography

Ressources en bibliothèque

Notes/Handbook

copy of the presented slides

copy of exercises and solutions

Moodle Link

Dans les plans d'études

  • Semestre: Printemps
  • Forme de l'examen: Pendant le semestre (session d'été)
  • Matière examinée: The engineering of chemical reactions
  • Cours: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
  • Exercices: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
  • Semestre: Printemps
  • Forme de l'examen: Pendant le semestre (session d'été)
  • Matière examinée: The engineering of chemical reactions
  • Cours: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
  • Exercices: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines

Semaine de référence

 LuMaMeJeVe
8-9     
9-10     
10-11     
11-12     
12-13     
13-14CHB331    
14-15    
15-16CHB331    
16-17    
17-18     
18-19     
19-20     
20-21     
21-22     

Lundi, 13h - 15h: Cours CHB331

Lundi, 15h - 17h: Exercice, TP CHB331

Cours connexes

Résultats de graphsearch.epfl.ch.